ขบเคี้ยว(kòp kíiao)

Meanings

1VerbA1

[to] chew; munch

To crush and grind food with the teeth; to chew, often something hard or with effort.

Examples

สุนัขsù-nákสุนัขsù-nákdog (formal)กำลังgam-langกำลังgam-lang1power; strength2power; force (physics)3troops; forces4currently; in the middle ofขบเคี้ยวkòp kíiaoขบเคี้ยวkòp kíiao1[to] chew; munch2[to] snack; nibbleกระดูกgrà-dòokกระดูกgrà-dòok1bone2bones (edible parts)3framework; backbone (figurative)
The dog is chewing a bone.
2VerbB1

[to] snack; nibble

To eat small amounts of food, often between meals; to munch on snacks.

Examples

ตอนบ่ายdton bàaiตอนบ่ายdton bàai1afternoon2in the afternoonฉันchănฉันchăn1I; me (1st person pronoun)2[to] eat (polite/old-fashioned)ชอบchôpชอบchôp1[to] like; be fond of2tend to; usually3be proper; be fitting (formal)หาhăaหาhăa1[to] look for; search for2[to] find (after searching)3[to] get; procure4[to] earn (money); make a living5[to] visit; go see6[to] call for; ask for; contact (by phone)อะไรà-raiอะไรà-rai1what2which; what (modifier)3something; anything (unspecified)4what? (interjection of surprise/confusion)มาmaaมาmaa1[to] come; arrive2come to (result/state)3past/as of now aspect markerขบเคี้ยวkòp kíiaoขบเคี้ยวkòp kíiao1[to] chew; munch2[to] snack; nibbleเล่นlênเล่นlên1[to] act; perform (role)2casually; for fun (manner marker)3[to] tease; kid; mess with4[to] use; operate; take up (colloquial extension)5seriously; to a great degree (intensifier, often negative)6[to] play; have fun7[to] play (game/sport/instrument)
In the afternoon, I like to find something to munch on.

Related Words

Word Breakdown

ขบkòpขบkòp1[to] bite; clamp (with the teeth)2[to] press tightly; jam; wedge3(of pain) [to] throb; grip; gnawPart 1
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เคี้ยวkíaoเคี้ยวkíao1[to] chew2[to] mull over; chew on (figurative)Part 2
ขบเคี้ยวkòp kíiaoขบเคี้ยวkòp kíiao[to] chew; munch